News and Events

The latest news and events of interest to division members, feminists, psychologists and researchers.

Featured News and Events

Div. 35 shares updates relevant to division and APA members, as well as those studying the psychology of women and gender.

The division also supports a variety of events that bring together feminist psychologists and leaders. Many of the division’s events are also focused on nurturing the next generation of women in psychology by facilitating networking and learning opportunities for early career psychologists and students.

Past Presidents Luncheon

Past presidents have their annual luncheon with the current president and president-elect at APA's convention in Chicago, August 2019.

News from Div. 35

For the August 2019 APA meeting, Chin and several other candidates shared their visions for APA through written statements reviewed by our executive committee. Following review and discussion of statements, we decided unanimously to endorse Chin. Our executive committee enthusiastically selected her as the only candidate for APA president for whom we would issue an endorsement. The executive committee of Div. 35 encourages all eligible members to vote in the upcoming presidential election. Please give Jean Lau Chin your (first place) vote.

With the goal of creating and sustaining networks for academic feminists, Div. 35's Committee on Academic Feminist Psychology hosted its third event to bring together students, researchers, mentors and scholars in feminist psychology.

This YouTube video link presents the Committee on Academic Feminist Psychology’s Pathways to Professor panel, which was held at the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) conference in June 2017. The panel featured Heather Bullock, PhD; Liz Cole, PhD; and Yolanda Flores Niemann, PhD. Stephanie Shields, PhD, served as moderator. The three full professors, who contributed a wealth of institutional experience, represented different institutional types and provided practical tools for navigating the path to full professor. The discussion examined strategies for career advancement for recently tenured feminist scholars.

This content is accessible to Div. 35 members only, who should log in using their MyAPA usernames and passwords. This listening session, hosted by the Committee on Technology and Div. 35 president, discussed the developed standards for communication on the Div. 35 Listserv.

The Task Force for Women Who Experience Serious Mental Illness suggested this framework for working with individuals who experience serious mental illness. The curriculum offers a recovery-oriented approach which seeks to foster hope, decrease the experience of stigma and partner with individuals in their recovery journey as they work towards lives of meaning, as they so define.